On this day...
1906-British Labour Party organizes
1936-Hitler announces building of Volkswagens (starting slug-bug game)
1948-Mao Zedong's army occupies Yenan
1959-Antonio Segni forms Italian government
1970-Nationalists disrupt U.N. session on Congo
1973-USSR launches Prognoz 3 to study sun (589/200,300 km)
1978-Leon Spinks beats Muhammad Ali in 15 for world heavyweight crown
1980-Wayne Gretzky assists on NHL-record-tying 7 goals
1984-500,000 Iranian soldiers move into Iraq
1986-Ferdinand Marcos wins rigged Philippines presidential election
1991-Freighter with dynamite explodes in Phang Nga Thailand, 120 die
1995-Dow-Jones closes at record 3986.17
1995-Population of People's Republic of China hits 1.2 billion
1998-Daytona 500 race; Dale Earnhardt wins